NBCDES Courses
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| English 8 | 2.4 | Students will not be required to complete all modules. Module choices must be made at registration in consultation | |
| English 8 Online | 2.4E | Students will not be required to complete all modules. Module choices must be made at registration in consultation with your Distance Education School. Each module has five sections and a module test. The modules are thematic and focus on both fiction (short stories, novels, plays, poetry) and non-fiction (essays, articles, editorials, journals). Improving writing skills is one of the main goals of this course. Grammar workshops are included throughout the modules. |
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| English 8A | 2.1A | ||
| Intro to English 8 | 01 | ||
| English 8 SYNC | 2.6E | ||
| Health and Career Education 8 | 01 | In HCE 8 students identify personal attributes and consider a range of options and situations related to school, their daily lives and future careers. Students also learn about healthy habits and their impact on short-term and long-term health. | |
| Health and Career Education 8 Online | 02E | In HCE 8 students identify personal attributes and consider a range of options and situations related to school, their daily lives and future careers. Students also learn about healthy habits and their impact on short-term and long-term health. | |
| Math 8 | 02 | This course emphasizes the mastery of arithmetic work with integers, fractions, and decimals. It continues the study of geometry, measurement and data analysis, and introduces algebra. The course emphasizes problem solving. |
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| Math 8 SYNC | 2.1E | ||
| Physical Education 8 | 2.1 | The purpose of this course is to encourage regular, enjoyable physical activity that contributes to a healthy body and mind. Students use the guidelines presented in the course material to select own activities, which might range from something as simple as walking the dog to participation in team sports. In addition to the physical activity component of the program, there are written assignments and active lifestyle readings |
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| Physical Education 8: Team Sport | 01 | ||
| Physical Education 8: Team Sport Online | 01E | ||
| Science 8 | 4.3 | Science 8 offers exploration of life, physical, and earth sciences and is designed for self-paced independent learners as well as students in regular classrooms. Course modules, and sections within the modules, may be taken in any order, as each is independent of the others. |
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| Science 8 Online | 4.3E | Science 8 offers exploration of life, physical, and earth sciences and is designed for self-paced independent learners as well as students in regular classrooms. Course modules, and sections within the modules, may be taken in any order, as each is independent of the others. |
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| Science 8 SYNC | 4.2E | ||
| Social Studies 8 | 03 | Social Studies 8 examines the historical development of civilizations in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, and Africa from ancient times to the early 1600’s. Students will discover many differences between these civilizations, but many similarities as well. |
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| Social Studies 8 Online | 3.1E | Social Studies 8 examines the historical development of civilizations in Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, and Africa from ancient times to the early 1600’s. Students will discover many differences between these civilizations, but many similarities as well. |
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| Social Studies 8 SYNC | 3.1 | ||
| Art 8 | 1.3 | This course consists of eight exciting modules. All students will take Module 1 (Drawing) and Module 6 (Theme and Image) and choose two of the remaining six. The course offers students a firm foundation in drawing and design basics and introduces them to painting, printmaking, crafts, art appreciation, or photography. Module choices must be made at registration. |
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| Drafting 8 | 02 | This introductory drafting course covers the fundamental operations and theories of technical drawing. The course is based on the principle that students learn best by doing. Each paper contains a number of drawing assignments which the student completes. |
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| Guitar 8 | 01E | ||
| Home Economics 8 | 01 | The material normally taught in Grade 8 Home Economics classes has been specially adapted for distance education students. The Foods half of the course teaches food preparation techniques by preparing foods representative of the four food groups. Basic sewing techniques are used in constructing two simple sewing projects. |
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| Information Technology 8 | 1.2E | This course allows for a high level of student creativity and individuality. Students will examine a wide range of software applications and concepts that are combined in a variety of ways to introduce students to the incredible possibilities that information technology offers them. The skills and knowledge that students learn in this course are a great asset to students in using the computer and other information tools effectively both in other courses and outside of the school environment. |
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| French 8 | 03 | This course is based on the British Columbia prescribed curriculum for Core French 8 and embraces the communicative- experiential approach described therein. It emphasizes the practical use of language in all its forms and de-emphasizes the analytical study of grammatical theory. The course requires students to use French to perform realistic communicative tasks, share ideas, to acquire information and get things done. It also includes experiences with works by Francophone artists and actors. |
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| Intro French 8 | 1.1 | Introductory French 8 is a mini bridging course for those students who want to take French 8 but have had no prior exposure to the French language. The intent is for them to take it first, and then take French 8. |
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| Modified German 8 | 01 | ||
| Small Engines 8 | 00 |
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